It’s Ukyo from the Neo Geo pocket version of the game!
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Mega Man
Mega Man was one of the pieces I most wanted to make when I started work on the Space Invaders. At the time I thought “holy smokes, he is huge and complex….I’ll never make him”…fast forward a month or two and voila, Mega Man and … Read More →
Contra
Contra was one of the few co-op games on the NES. Everyone knows this one….everyone knows the code for more lives… One of my friends at work suggested I make a Contra piece….so I did. I thought making a Spreadshot icon would be nice too. … Read More →
Ninja Gaiden
Hiiiiyaaahhhh!!!! I was never very good at Ninja Gaiden for the NES. In fact, I was terrible at it, so I just watched my friends play it. The piece here is of the hero of the game, Ryu, in his climbing animation. For this piece … Read More →
Adventure
The grandest of all Atari 2600 games! Adventure!!! The very first game to ever feature an Easter Egg by a (the) programmer… This game had it all…terrifying enemies, a dashing hero, a chalice and a sword that looks just like an arrow. My friend Kyle … Read More →
Excite Bike
Excite Bike was one of the first complex pixel art pieces I tried. Multiple colors, lots of edges, some floating pixels...this one was quite a bit more difficult than the earlier ones like Space Invaders and Joust. I watched Indiana Jones on a loop as I cut the wood, stained it and glued it all together. I really enjoyed Excite Bike when I was younger, the feeling of speed as you would launch off a ramp or hit a turbo pad was unlike anything else at the time. This one reads really well from a distance and I dig the action of him being in the middle of a wheelie or a jump.
Mario
I knew that I wanted to make some pixel art pieces that featured one of the most beloved characters of all time but I was having a hard time deciding on which sprite. After some searching I decided to create the Raccoon Suit Mario in … Read More →
Bubble Bobble
I must admit that I have never actually played Bubble Bobble. A friend at work suggested I make a Bubble Bobble sprite piece…and so I did. This is actually the second one that I made, the first was a smaller piece used as a test … Read More →
Star Wars
Here is a Boba Fett in the Mega Man sprite style